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PATTON v. STATE

No. 1284S488.

517 N.E.2d 374 (1987)

Keith PATTON, Appellant (Defendant below), v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee (Plaintiff below).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

December 30, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

L. Craig Turner, Boberschmidt, Miller, O'Brien & Turner, P.A., Indianapolis, for appellant.

Linley E. Pearson, Atty. Gen., Joseph N. Stephenson, Deputy Atty. Gen., Indianapolis, for appellee.

SHEPARD, Chief Justice.

Though this case presents several death penalty questions, the threshold issue before us is whether a trial court should proceed to enter sentence upon a guilty plea in a capital case when the defendant denies any intent to kill at the sentencing hearing.

Keith Patton appeals his conviction in CR83-232D for murder, Ind. Code § 35-42-1-1(1) (Burns 1985 Repl.), and rape, a class A felony...

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